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Nick Romeo

Nick Romeo writes for The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and many other publications. Follow him @Nickromeoauthor.

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The Review

You Can’t Trust the Businessmen on the Board of Trustees

By Nick Romeo, Ian Tewksbury June 30, 2020

A century ago, Thorstein Veblen explained why.

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Bouncing Back?

For Once, Public Confidence in Higher Ed Has Increased

University of California, Berkeley chancellor Dr. Rich Lyons, testifies at a Congressional hearing on antisemitism, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on July 15, 2025. It is the latest in a series of House hearings on antisemitism at the university level, one that critics claim is a convenient way for Republicans to punish universities they consider too liberal or progressive, thereby undermining responses to hate speech and hate crimes. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto via AP)

Another Congressional Hearing

3 College Presidents Went to Congress. Here’s What They Talked About.

Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested by immigration agents while walking along a street in a Boston suburb, talks to reporters on arriving back in Boston, Saturday, May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a federal judge. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)

Law & Policy

Homeland Security Agents Detail Run-Up to High-Profile Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Scholars

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Financial aid

The End of Unlimited Grad-School Loans Could Leave Some Colleges and Students in the Lurch

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The Review | Essay

Why Universities Are So Powerless in Their Fight Against Trump

By Jason Owen-Smith

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The Review | Essay

How Are Students Really Using AI?

By Derek O'Connell

John T. Scopes as he stood before the judges stand and was sentenced, July 2025.

The Review | Essay

100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom

By John K. Wilson

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